![]() I don’t receive email notifications on my phone, pretty much all I get are text messages, phone calls (which I don’t get a lot throughout the day anyway) and the occasional app notifications. I have most of my iPhone notifications turned off. How do you manage distractions and notifications? I also find in-person meetings tend to run over time -with digital meetings and video conferencing, it usually ends on time. You’re not losing hours in the day to drive to the office. One of the benefits with working remotely is that you’re not losing commute time. After that it’s just a relaxed evening really! I’m fortunate to finish around 4pm, get home and do cross-fitting. In the afternoon I’ll sometimes have another call and do some project work. My wife Hayley and I work in a coworking space which is right next to the beach (where we can take a walk during lunch!) In between the call times I’m usually working on Pipedrive, where I keep track of when and what clients to follow up. ![]() I like to get into my inbox and deal with each message - this might be putting it on my task list, putting in on my calendar, notes.all the types of information that Mailbutler is great for. Sometimes I’ll get it done before my first call. I’ll usually have a few hours of calls in the morning and do my emails as soon as I can. I get up, shower, have breakfast and go to work - as my clients are mostly in the states, I’m often working earlier. I’m a big fan of time blocking technique where you actually have events set on the calendar for specific tasks.Īnd on a daily basis - I have a pretty standard routine. On Friday afternoon I’ll look at my tasks for the upcoming week and what I need to do, and block out time on my calendar for some of the big things I need to do. Often with freelancers on board in projects, you can get someone that’s highly skilled to come in and work with you for a relatively short period of time, which often works out to be more cost effective when you consider extra costs like insurance. There’s an advantage for companies in hiring freelancers and contract workers. There are benefits for freelancers and consultants but also for companies, as they can hire not only from their geographical location but also talents around the world. I think there will be a continuous shift of people switching to freelancing and consulting. But I don’t think it will completely disappear.Ī lot of Gen X and millennials want to work for themselves as they value working independently with flexible locations. I find the whole work for work sake mentality to be very inefficient. I’m not a fan of 9 to 5 - I don’t like the concept of coming into the office at 8 o clock, you sit there and do work - until 5, even though you might already be done for the day and there’s nothing left to do. ![]() As we rethink the modern relationship between work and time, do you think 9-to-5 will be eliminated one day? But for now, consulting is definitely the 80 for me. Not that I don’t enjoy it, but I would also like to have my income from the other channels. The 20 would be all the rest of it: Things like product sales, affiliate marketing and sponsorships.īut I’m trying to make it 50/50 so I can spend less time on consulting. I guess from an income stand point, my 80 would be consulting. I really like my business because I get to do a lot of different things: blog, podcast, affiliate marketing. What’s the 80 and 20 currently in your business? Hi Paul! You’ve mentioned in your podcast the importance of being persistent and focused (the 80/20 principle).
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